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Hi Guys If I am bored with my GS2 and feel a urge to buy something different.
Still remaining on Android platform what will you guys recommend.
Many Thanks
PS My reason to change is the home button has stop working I will just sell it off and get something new.
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thanku said:
Hi Guys If I am bored with my GS2 and feel a urge to buy something different.
Still remaining on Android platform what will you guys recommend.
Many Thanks
PS My reason to change is the home button has stop working I will just sell it off and get something new.
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Best advice is to go into a phone shop and have a play around with the demo devices and see what you like. There are loads of phones especially from HTC who seem to be releasing a new phone every week.
Galaxy Note or Nexus. Xperia ones are nice. But I dont trust Sony Ericsson..
Galaxy Nexus! After all its pure Google phone
If you want something different you should consider the Nokia N9. I've only tried it briefly in shop, but my god it's gorgeous.
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Moto Razr? =D
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thanku said:
I am bored with my GS2 and feel a urge to buy something different.
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You don't need a phone, then! You need something different! Any other phone is going to be just too simmilar to your SGS2 (which I think you should seriously reconsider fixing). Try an Open Pandora (Google it! I can't post links!), it's the closest coolest thing I can think of!
Just go buy an iPhone. You're asking if there's a better alternative to one of the best Android phones around? pfffft....our phone is a software upgrade away from being a better phone than a galaxy nexus (apart from that massive screen ofc...).
I personally think after windows 8 is released and the windows 8 tablets start flooding the market with metro ui windows phone is going to get a lot more popular too as a result. I'm waiting to see what happens but I might make the switch.
Right now i would not recommend anything for android. If you want a whole new experience, try WP7 or meego.
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thanku said:
Hi Guys If I am bored with my GS2 and feel a urge to buy something different.
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You could try sky diving!
Kailkti said:
Right now i would not recommend anything for android. If you want a whole new experience, try WP7 or meego.
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+1 to this.
In fact I am eying for WP 7 or furthers as my future OS. I like Microsoft and their work. If everything goes well WP will be the mostly used and popular OS within next 3-4 years.
For me it would be the Galaxy Note, it does everything the G-Nexus does, but better. All it needs is ICS. Personally I think the 5" screen is great, especially for films which I already use my GS2 for a lot.
ithehappy said:
+1 to this.
In fact I am eying for WP 7 or furthers as my future OS. I like Microsoft and their work. If everything goes well WP will be the mostly used and popular OS within next 3-4 years.
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I agree that Mango is the best mobile OS right now, but I'm not planning to replace my SGS2 any time soon. The fact is that the android ecosystem is just a lot stronger right now, everything from ROM development to app choices. ICS also looks like it makes some important strides from a quality-of-OS standpoint (though I have yet to put my hands on a Galaxy Nexus myself), so hopefully in a few months we'll see those benefits rolled into our GS2s.
I hope you're right and Windows Phone has greater traction in 3-4 years, and if it keeps going the way it's going, I may buy a windows handset in a couple years. Microsoft is still awful at marketing, though, and if average smartphone buyers know that there is something besides iPhone available, they probably have only heard of android, or maybe knew some guy who hated Windows Mobile five years ago. They've got a lot of hurdles to clear; we'll see how it goes.
To the OP: This has probably already been said to death, but the only GSM android phone that can be argued to be better than the SGS2 is the Galaxy Nexus right now. If you just want something different, I know a lot of people who like the RAZR, or you could always go for the monster of a phone that is the Note.
Having owned a nexus (ok only for a few days) i would say that the SGS2 is the better phone. Yes the Nexus has ICS and a nice screen but you are limited with Flash (ok it will come), no radio and mainly storage. I just cant live with non expandable phones with only 16gb on board. Maybe in a few months if and when the 32gb version of the nexus comes along and they have fixed flash but not now.
As shr33kant said, the SGS2 is one update (ICS) away from being a totally better phone than the Nexus.
Maybe the Note is the way forward. I have been toying with the idea myself. The screen would be massive for Video. And by the way i didnt really see / feel a difference in screen size between the SGS2 and Nexus, not sure why i didnt but i didnt.
Hope this helps.
Either the SGN or the Razr. I'd go for the latter if i were you, it seems so durable and premium...
LouisJB said:
You could try sky diving!
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He'll probably get board with that, so to make it interesting he has to make a random choice between 6 'chutes. One of them has a chute but no connection ropes.
Ha ha, Russian roulet sky diving!
I luv the note screen size. But not much more.
Like thousands of others with unlocked phones still waiting for upgrade
Totally unexaptable when iphone can upgrade theres worldwide in a couple of days.
Kies software is a joke.
The keyboard spell check is antique
Can the average user work out debugging mode usb etc surely there is a better way.
Contact photos freqenty disapear when using outlook
Still havnt found a way to FULLY BACK UP MY PHONE and setting that works
Why cant i have more than 30 days email.
S.callender stupid color scheme cant see colors. on agenda view cant go back in time
Polaris office is a joke.
Contacts cant look up location or notes.
Frequent random reboots
At least 50percent of yhe applications i download dont work properly or are very poor copies of iphone apps.
Android offers more freedem. ..if iby that i have to download so much just to make it usuable.
If iphone had a larger screen i would go back in a minute.I love the hardware but the software?
It seems once sumsung has sold yhis we are old news
magichoward said:
I luv the note screen size. But not much more.
Like thousands of others with unlocked phones still waiting for upgrade
Totally unexaptable when iphone can upgrade theres worldwide in a couple of days.
Kies software is a joke.
The keyboard spell check is antique
Can the average user work out debugging mode usb etc surely there is a better way.
Contact photos freqenty disapear when using outlook
Still havnt found a way to FULLY BACK UP MY PHONE and setting that works
Why cant i have more than 30 days email.
S.callender stupid color scheme cant see colors. on agenda view cant go back in time
Polaris office is a joke.
Contacts cant look up location or notes.
Frequent random reboots
At least 50percent of yhe applications i download dont work properly or are very poor copies of iphone apps.
Android offers more freedem. ..if iby that i have to download so much just to make it usuable.
If iphone had a larger screen i would go back in a minute.I love the hardware but the software?
It seems once sumsung has sold yhis we are old news
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Sounds like this must be your first android bro??? Because just about everything you've mentioned can be fixed/modded in minutes.
Yeah, seems like you should just go back to the safety of your locked down little iPhone. We all know the stock stuff sucks. Flash cm7/cm9 and then tell me you don't like android
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Like thousands of others with unlocked phones still waiting for upgrade
Totally unexaptable when iphone can upgrade theres worldwide in a couple of days.
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Kies software is a joke.
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WTF is kies?, I never use that crap, you do NOT need any ****ty software to get your phone fully functional.
The keyboard spell check is antique
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Swype is antique? use swiftkey then.
Can the average user work out debugging mode usb etc surely there is a better way.
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Bettery way for what?
Contact photos freqenty disapear when using outlook
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wtf, outlook?
Still havnt found a way to FULLY BACK UP MY PHONE and setting that works
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Thats not android fault or samsung. google for clockworkmod
Why cant i have more than 30 days email.
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wtf again
S.callender stupid color scheme cant see colors. on agenda view cant go back in time
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Use a custom app, there a ton in the market.
Polaris office is a joke.
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idem, use the one you want to use from the market
Contacts cant look up location or notes.
Frequent random reboots
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Never happend to me.
At least 50percent of yhe applications i download dont work properly or are very poor copies of iphone apps.
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Buy an iphone
Android offers more freedem. ..if iby that i have to download so much just to make it usuable.
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You dont need to download anything to make the phone fully usable. I insist you need an iphone
If iphone had a larger screen i would go back in a minute.I love the hardware but the software?
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Buy 2 iphones and fusion it with tape.
Lol at last one.
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Typo. You mean buy 2 iphones and fusion it with itape?
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At least 50percent of yhe applications i download dont work properly or are very poor copies of iphone apps.
so the Tegra 2 games are less impressive, goto tegra zone and have your mind BLOWN!
magichoward said:
If iphone had a larger screen i would go back in a minute.I love the hardware but the software?
It seems once sumsung has sold yhis we are old news
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Everything you say I don't second 100%.
The Samsung kies is a Jock I agree but ITunes is the Jail.
However one thing is true, after so many years Android still behaves as a beta OS on my $770 device, its my first Android and I'm absolutely disappointed with it, yesterday I had to create a new contact, it took over six seconds to just open the application, was so embarrassing in front of the guy.
The multitasking is not well implemented either,the Chess application closed itself while I was surfing the net with the browser, this would never happen on my WM HD2 with a much lesser RAM.
My last hope is the promised ICS.
As for the iPhone, I have used it for years,and I don't like its complete dependency on ITunes, I could use the Winscp after it was jailbroken but was to much a hassle to use,it just doesn't have the freedom which comes with Android and also which came with WM for that matter.
Now for the last part of your post,and which looks like is one of the main reasons that many of us got the GNote ,hence migrating to Android ,is the GNote itself, specifically its big screen size,I myself am not ashamed to say that it was the sheer size and the hardware specs of the Note which brought me to the Android world , I always preferred the now discontinued WM rather than many Android ROMS which was available for my HD2.
Now for the big question:
Do you think that Apple will ever release a device with a screen measuring over 5", I doubt it, since I won't go back to smaller size anymore.
So, for the smartphone lovers, there is not- the so called -The Perfect hardware/software combination as of yet, but its evolving, and the effort of the great Devs in this forum runs in that direction.
Edit: In the first line (don't) was dropped, so had to correct it.
Trololol
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Alejandrissimo said:
Buy 2 iphones and fusion it with tape.
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marvelous idea, knock knock Apple !you can do this at least.
Whenever I encounter such whining, I wonder to myself wtf people have been smoking. I had a 2nd gen iPhone, and after switching to Android, I did not have much issues with my HTC Desire. There were some hiccups, but there was never anything as bad as what the threadstarter claimed. Even with my Galaxy Note, I have yet to encounter random reboots or any strange issues.
What it comes down to is this,i Phones are more user friendly therefore if your not willing or at the least eager to do tweaks to your phone or any sort of major/minor modding iOS is perfect for you. If your more of a techy or at least understand how technology works Android is for you. I equally love both my now sold iPhone 4 and my Note each had it's uses.
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GallardosEggrollShop said:
What it comes down to is this,i Phones are more user friendly therefore if your not willing or at the least eager to do tweaks to your phone or any sort of major/minor modding iOS is perfect for you. If your more of a techy or at least understand how technology works Android is for you. I equally love both my now sold iPhone 4 and my Note each had it's uses.
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My god, that's my quote in your signature.
i am complete android fanboy, but i can understand the frustation of OP or any first time android user. That is why, even though i use android myself, i would not recommend android to regular iphone user, like my wife, or my kids (my 3-year old can immediately operate iphone to search for his game apps and run it successfully after being shown only 1 time, while given android phone, he can successfully crash it almost all the time lol)
We have to admit, there are still rooms for android to grow in terms of user friendliness. But ya, each os has its own strength and weakness. For tinkerer, there's android, and for those who love ease of use, there's ios / iphone.
hagba said:
Everything you say I second 100%.
The Samsung kies is a Jock I agree but ITunes is the Jail.
However one thing is true, after so many years Android still behaves as a beta OS on my $770 device, its my first Android and I'm absolutely disappointed with it, yesterday I had to create a new contact, it took over six seconds to just open the application, was so embarrassing in front of the guy.
The multitasking is not well implemented either,the Chess application closed itself while I was surfing the net with the browser, this would never happen on my WM HD2 with a much lesser RAM.
My last hope is the promised ICS.
As for the iPhone, I have used it for years,and I don't like its complete dependency on ITunes, I could use the Winscp after it was jailbroken but was to much a hassle to use,it just doesn't have the freedom which comes with Android and also which came with WM for that matter.
Now for the last part of your post,and which looks like is one of the main reasons that many of us got the GNote ,hence migrating to Android ,is the GNote itself, specifically its big screen size,I myself am not ashamed to say that it was the sheer size and the hardware specs of the Note which brought me to the Android world , I always preferred the now discontinued WM rather than many Android ROMS which was available for my HD2.
Now for the big question:
Do you think that Apple will ever release a device with a screen measuring over 5", I doubt it, since I won't go back to smaller size anymore.
So, for the smartphone lovers, there is not- the so called -The Perfect hardware/software combination as of yet, but its evolving, and the effort of the great Devs in this forum runs in that direction.
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Sell me your Note, I'd gladly buy it off you.
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What I don't understand is why go complain here and even more iPhone fans lurking to jump in the party. It's like just because some almighty iPhone users decided to use Android, now all Android users have to bow to their desire and satisfy their way of doing things.
I don't think Android developers purpose is to make it like iOS to satisfy Apple fans. Its Android and its open (to an extend). You don't like it, try something else, there are choices, or if you can, develop something for it, or simply go back to Microsoft and/or Apple. Otherwise, if you dislike Android so much, no one is forcing you to buy the device in the first place, get a refund.
I can't imagine one would go to an iOS forum and flame iOS and talk about how great Android is, but sadly I guess there are some that do that too. Sadly, there will many more threads like this in the future.
Also, here: forum.iphone-developers.com
i agree with threadstarter to a certain degree. . although a number of the problems you mentioned on your note i dont have. .
but. . . . .
if iphone had a bigger screen i prob would go back as well .. not sure if its a better operating system or just something im used to. . i have been using iphones for over 4 years so obviously I'm partial towards them. .
With that said. . I am going to give android a real shot. . i think it will take a little bit of work effort to really learn to use a new system. .after that I will give judgement . .(i dont think its fair to just a system based on one month against a system i used for 48 months)
There are some def advantages to using an android and some def advantages to using an iphone. .
The iphone operating system is great but has many problems as well . .there is no perfect operating system. . its what suits you best. .
you give a good ans "Alejandrissimo"
Last one is genius.
the biggest complain of apple fans regarding Android can be summed up that way :
"wtf, it's not iOs".
let's not even try to do what you want any other way than stock, if it's not included then it's not good enough, right ?
magichoward said:
I luv the note screen size. But not much more.
Like thousands of others with unlocked phones still waiting for upgrade
Totally unexaptable when iphone can upgrade theres worldwide in a couple of days.
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Everyone is waiting for ICS but the GB is good too.
Kies software is a joke.
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Totally agree, but i knew this before buying a Samsung.
The keyboard spell check is antique
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au contraire .... The keyboard on Android is oozing with awesomeness. Swype plus changeable keyboards, i used SwiftkeyX loved it and now i'm using thumb keyboard and trust me its miles ahead of iOS keyboards.
Can the average user work out debugging mode usb etc surely there is a better way.
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USB debugging is a Menu OPTION !! Have you ever put your iPhone in DFU mode ? I bet you could figure that out
Still havnt found a way to FULLY BACK UP MY PHONE and setting that works
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Kies does the Backup part. if you dislike kies try Clockworkmod or Titanium backup.
Frequent random reboots
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Not even one reboot or the oS crashing on me. WHile i had a million Springboard crashes on my iPhones.
At least 50percent of yhe applications i download dont work properly or are very poor copies of iphone apps.
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Wrong perspective. iOS is a mature platform therefore the app developers have had their time with building apps for it. Apps on iphone are slick alright. But Saying that 50% of apps are copies of the ones on iOS is just lame. All app developers have to maintain a standard design of an app irrespective of platforms. Does Facebook on iPhone look different compared to the one on the Droids NO! So the Facebook app on DROIDs is a Copy? uhhh...
Android offers more freedem. ..if iby that i have to download so much just to make it usuable.
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iPHONE exists because of the Jailbreaking community. You HAVE TO JAILBREAK an iphone to make it any good.
I bought the Galaxy Note a Month ago shifting from an iPhone 3G > 3GS > 4
Just joking
No hard feelings. LOL.
My real question is do you think HD2 development will die and finish in next 3-6 months after creating successful ICS ports of CM9, AOKP and SENSE 4.
My opinion is that we have 6 more months of development and maybe 1-2 years of use ICS roms before HD2 era ends. I've been using HD2 for 2 years and but i think in next 12-24 months it will be retirement of most HD2's.
Little digression. Main reason i see for leaving HD2 is becouse i want less freedom with phone. LOL. Sounds funny but i keep changing ROMs more often than i change my socks. I use my HD2 more for trying and testing different ROM's than i do for talking This device is so good that it cant even be called a phone or smartphone. Other reason for leaving is that i really like new HTC One X but im afraid that no other phone will be as much as fun as HD2.
denyboy said:
Just joking
No hard feelings. LOL.
My real question is do you think HD2 development will die and finish in next 3-6 months after creating successful ICS ports of CM9, AOKP and SENSE 4.
My opinion is that we have 6 more months of development and maybe 1-2 years of use ICS roms before HD2 era ends. I've been using HD2 for 2 years and but i think in next 12-24 months it will be retirement of most HD2's.
Little digression. Main reason i see for leaving HD2 is becouse i want less freedom with phone. LOL. Sounds funny but i keep changing ROMs more often than i change my socks. I use my HD2 more for trying and testing different ROM's than i do for talking This device is so good that it cant even be called a phone or smartphone. Other reason for leaving is that i really like new HTC One X but im afraid that no other phone will be as much as fun as HD2.
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Lol that title is a pretty good way to gain attention Yeah I would agree with you on the 6 months max more development time although I reckon realistically it will be between 3 and 4 months. I also understand exactly what you mean about the phone being too diverse, we're completely spoiled for choice Since around November I've definitely noticed a massive lull in the amount of activity in the HD2 forum (looking specifically at the Q&A) so soon we're going to be out of developers and development. However, I plan to use my HD2 pretty much until it is unusable really, I'm not on a contract and I see no point upgrading too hastily, only had it since Jan 2011
A year ago i broke my HD2 and after i used hd desire>optimus 3D>nokia lumia today i bought my second HD2.
i was missing old times when i used to "play" with my phone. i dont think people will forget HD2 easily and always will be a smart guy to develop for it.
I bought a nokia lumia on the first day it was out for 500 euro and after few month i am gifting it to my mom. it suck , all those money and i couldn't stop the screen from rotating when i was lied on bed. all those kind of lock they made to prevent any modification of the device software.
developing for HD2 probably will stop the same day it stop for every phone. Big companies are "buying" developers (!chevron) to prevent what happen to HD2. All these years and we are still using that phone. updating to the last software without spending any money.
I agree and will be purchasing a Samsung galaxy s 2 in the near future. I just feel with phones like the HTC one x developers will have more power to work with (eg quad core processor) and our lousy 1ghz won't be enough to pull through, however I'm too poor to own a HTC one x however in my dreams I own many
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I just got my 3rd HD2 & your right denyboy this phones has a grip on us & it needs to release us from it's powers!
No other phone I had(knew) that had so many tinkering & updating, the last phone I spent much time tinkering was the XDA II
maybe next iteration would be Banana Split or Goober Goo Goo
been using my hd2 for a year and i am the happiest guy on earth but its showing signs of age so yeah maybe use it as it was really intended a windows phone as development there seems to be still going strong
I think that the HD2 still has a bit more future ahead. Even if the new hardware is / will be faster then the HD2. I just saw this posting and was very impressed!:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1633044
So, if this could be ported to HD2... *puh* there could be future
Maybe a general rant, but I am extremely disappointed in Samsung. I bought the Note the day it came out, at top dollar, international version. I was fully expecting a stable ICS update, and much sooner than it came out. But fine, it came out a few months later than I expected it. And ever since the update, it just been downhill. My battery life has gone from 15 hours to 8 hours(same usage profile, same apps), camera freezing, etc. I was running stock.
I have hacked in the past, had an inspire and put ROMs every few weeks, so yes, I can go install better battery stats, and run CPU spy, find out about wakelocks and run CPU spy, and spend a whole bunch of time debugging it, or run AOSP etc. But really, do I have to do this for a device that is 4 months old and is supposedly the "top device" of Samsung? Cant they test the upgrades on their phones in a much better manner? The only thing I miss from my iphone 3G days (since I switched to Android) is the timely, and very well tested updates (and the backup restore of everything, one click, seamless). I never had a problem, and if I did, it was resolved very quickly, usually. I wont go back to iOS again, ever. But I really want an Android other than Nexus (I like TW, I started liking Sense a lot too), and have updates on time, well tested.
Is that really too much to ask? If Samsung is expecting to be a top Android phone manufacturer, is that too much to ask? To be very honest, I am extremely disappointed with Samsung, very very disappointed. I had friends with the S2 who were similarly disappointed, and I was really hoping that things would work better this time around. I guess Ill have to go onto rooting and try different roms, but my point is, I dont have to do all this. Just extremely disappointed with Samsung. I am really hoping Google does something with good with Motorola. Really really hoping.
Same here. Not to mention the superbrick bug which is known for what ... 3 months or so ? Other than Samsung is working on it, nada, zit, zero ... I guess we are lucky for having XDA because without it I'd be stuck with an expensive phone I'm afraid to even update through the official software let alone put roms on ( I thought that was the main strength of Android btw ( extreme mod-ability) ?
I was also considering in buying a tablet, Android tablet, Samsung tablet. Now ? Neh, I will wait and see what the Infinity looks like in the real world and if I don't like that I'll get an iPad. I used to love Samsung but their late attitude is very suggestive : we've got your 600 euro, **** off now.
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Same here. Not to mention the superbrick bug which is known for what ... 3 months or so ? Other than Samsung is working on it, nada, zit, zero ... I guess we are lucky for having XDA because without it I'd be stuck with an expensive phone I'm afraid to even update through the official software let alone put roms on ( I thought that was the main strength of Android btw ( extreme mod-ability) ?
I was also considering in buying a tablet, Android tablet, Samsung tablet. Now ? Neh, I will wait and see what the Infinity looks like in the real world and if I don't like that I'll get an iPad. I used to love Samsung but their late attitude is very suggestive : we've got your 600 euro, **** off now.
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Its just an attitude I cannot condone. I might not like a lot of things about Apple, but they do a very good job with trying to keep up their commitments and making devices( atleast one generation before) that work according to spec. If not, I can walk into a damn store and get it serviced within my warranty. Samsung does nothing. Running contests for best apps and hiring the best developers does not get Samsung anywhere. 700 bucks, and I have a phone which I cannot use a lot without making sure i have a charger around. I dont really knew if Samsung is even reading this, or even if they care(as you said, they have our money now we can **** off), but I am hoping enough people complaining makes some bit of a difference to them to make even current (4 month old users, ****ing insane) a priority and not just go on and do the next exciting thing. If nothing changes in any manufacturer, I might do the unthinkable andmove back to iOS. With two jobs,when do I find time to be sitting and looking at custom roms and wakelocks and preventing incrementing binary counters just to get the battery life I was promised?. Without xda, I would be dead, really, very helpful people who can answer questions and point me in the right direction.
If it just works all day, I might just make the switch back one day. Scr** Samsung.
Well, this is usually what you get with a true multitasking OS. The problem you are having is mainly on usage time (from your description). As Uncle Ben said it, "with great power comes great responsibility". Its Android design problem and not totally Samsung fault in this issue, though there are things that I would like Samsung to fix. For FCs with applications, a factory reset or wiping the application data normally would solve the problem. Again, this is the OS issue. Sigh...
As you can see, most smart phone actually last about 5 hours per charge. You extend the usage time by suspending the phone. The thing is, a multitasking OS allows applications to run in background and those applications might be preventing the phone from getting suspended. If you never install any 3rd party applications on your phone, you won't likely get this problem, thus the reason I quote Uncle Ben. Microsoft learnt this with Windows Mobile, thus Window Phone now works like IOS where applications sent to background are suspended.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not protecting Samsung. If you own a Sony Ericsson, Motorola or HTC, you'll be there in their respective thread renting the same thing.
Just go back to Gingerbread, what's so great about ICS?
Oh boy, not another "samsung sucks, im going to buy apple" thread...
"I was also considering in buying a tablet, Android tablet, Samsung tablet. Now ? Neh, I will wait and see what the Infinity looks like in the real world and if I don't like that I'll get an iPad. I used to love Samsung but their late attitude is very suggestive : we've got your 600 euro, **** off now."
Sure, the iPad is the best tablet available. It can't do half the things Android does, not to mention Windows 8 tablets in comparison with which, the iPad is just a big mp3 player. But good choice. And no, this is not hate for Apple. I had an iPad, liked it very much, but after a month it turned out that it practically can't do anything...
Cool story. Just won an ipad 3. Set it up and was playing with it. I think the screen sucks and the OS is frigging boring. Sold it on ebay.
I'm more disappointed the Galaxy Nexus got the ban hammer in the US. I refuse to ever use an Apple product.
Same thing here. I bought an iPhone 4S 3 months after I bought my Galaxy S2. Sold the 4S within a week.
There's something about android that once you go android you can't really go back. Well at least for me.
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programatix said:
Well, this is usually what you get with a true multitasking OS. The problem you are having is mainly on usage time (from your description). As Uncle Ben said it, "with great power comes great responsibility". Its Android design problem and not totally Samsung fault in this issue, though there are things that I would like Samsung to fix. For FCs with applications, a factory reset or wiping the application data normally would solve the problem. Again, this is the OS issue. Sigh...
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This is a *****ing thread, keep your facts out of it !
NotablyNice said:
Cool story. Just won an ipad 3. Set it up and was playing with it. I think the screen sucks and the OS is frigging boring. Sold it on ebay.
I'm more disappointed the Galaxy Nexus got the ban hammer in the US. I refuse to ever use an Apple product.
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While I would agree that the OS is so friggin boring, I CANNOT agree that the screen sucks. I have never seen anyone say that the new iPad's screen sucks, except for you. Just saying,
I will never choose Samsung again.
They are lazy and they are cheap. I had a problem with my logical board and they didn't replace my phone. Now they replaced my logical board and it has deep sleep issues.
Now i have to send my phone for the FOURTH time so i can get anywhere.
They got my money once, yes. Never again....
Their loss....
I would agree an iPhone or iPad is boring but the ease of use is something you can't argue about. It's simple, boring, and friggin' expensive. That's why it's for retards. Sorry apple fanboys but it's the truth
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I will never choose Samsung again.
They are lazy and they are cheap. I had a problem with my logical board and they didn't replace my phone. Now they replaced my logical board and it has deep sleep issues.
Now i have to send my phone for the FOURTH time so i can get anywhere.
They got my money once, yes. Never again....
Their loss....
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That's unfortunate. I have voiced this before and concur with the OP, that no one should HAVE to root or download custom ROMs for a great experience with any Android device, be it from Samsung or any other company.
It's a show of mediocrity by Android and Android phone manufacturers when they place products in the market which truly do not perform without a bunch of optimizations. If this continues, Android will never overtake iOS and any Android device will always be behind an iPhone and an iPad.
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I'll never buy a. Samsung again either. I'll get a google or HTC phone.
Samsung feels cheap hardware-wise and more importantly delayed ICS far too long.
Almost in the same boat here.
Android 4.9 Marshmallow said:
I will never choose Samsung again.
They are lazy and they are cheap. I had a problem with my logical board and they didn't replace my phone. Now they replaced my logical board and it has deep sleep issues.
Now i have to send my phone for the FOURTH time so i can get anywhere.
They got my money once, yes. Never again....
Their loss....
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Although i didn't have any motherboard issue, i had the deep sleep issue ever since i upgraded to ICS and i didn't even notice it until recently.
Thanks to XDA members i was able to solve it by turning off the last 4 options in sound settings and unlocking the phone before i unplug it from the wall charger.
The lag in touchwiz launcher for a 700 euro device was not tolerable for me, so i replaced it with ADW EX launcher. You would expect that they would enable gpu acceleration in their launcher with ICS, but anyway.
The worst thing is that mmc_erase bug. I am actually scared to install CM9 because i have one of those 0x19 faulty chips according to the gotbrick app.
No updates to ICS for Greece even though 2 months have passed since DBT users had it, amoled black clipping issues with videos, black spots when you view black images at night (which is no issue according to them) <--- really?
The only option left for me is to get the next nexus device when that comes out, unless it is made by Samsung again (read: volume bug).
The emmc bug in SGN is shame on SAMSUNG, really i'm extremely disappointed. SHAM ON YOU SAMSUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CorruptedSanity said:
I'll never buy a. Samsung again either. I'll get a google or HTC phone.
Samsung feels cheap hardware-wise and more importantly delayed ICS far too long.
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Ah, once you're using Google or HTC phone, you'd say the same thing over in their respective threads. Trust me on this.
incisivekeith said:
That's unfortunate. I have voiced this before and concur with the OP, that no one shouldn't HAVE to root or download custom ROMs for a great experience with any Android device, be it from Samsung or any other company.
It's a show of mediocrity by Android and Android phone manufacturers when they place products in the market which truly do not perform without a bunch of optimizations. If this continues, Android will never overtake iOS and any Android device will always be behind an iPhone and an iPad.
Criskelo ICS LQ3 v8, LPT Modem, Speedmod k3-3 kernel, AT&T
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I've been using ICS stock non-root with great experience, but of course I wanted to use Titanium backup and CIFS, so I root. Is that such option in other OSes? Btw I think all those optimizations are actually placebo effects.
MohElShafei said:
The emmc bug in SGN is shame on SAMSUNG, really i'm extremely disappointed. SHAM ON YOU SAMSUNG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Oh that is calculative risk for Samsung not to rush out the firmware update. Who in the world would a normal user wipe their phone daily, weekly or monthly. A normal user would almost never factory reset the phone. Also, if it did indeed brick the phone, just bring it to your nearest Samsung service centre to get a free mainboard replacement. No warranty? Complain to the consumer association and get a refund.
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NotablyNice said:
Cool story. Just won an ipad 3. Set it up and was playing with it. I think the screen sucks and the OS is frigging boring. Sold it on ebay.
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In what way exactly the ipad screen sucks??
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In what way exactly the ipad screen sucks??
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It just sucks compared to my Notes screen. Lot of blotchy colors and no way to change the DPI to something other than what's for people with sight problems. For how much praise it gets, I laughed my ass off.
The ONE thing I did like about the ipad was the minimal battery drain in deep sleep.... Or maybe it's because it's a 11000mAh battery.
Oh the other thing was how much $$ I got for selling it.
If you do not like them and disappointed please just go get something better than that. I do know there is issue with but I like my note and I will go find better way to use this best one rather than complain and crying.
I currently use a Galaxy s3 and I have been pretty happy with it but the thing is that i want to change my smartphone but right now things got a little tight.
I originally planned to get a galaxy note 3 but it will be too expensive and it will be for sure just released in telcel (Mexican carrier) but I hate them.
So I thought to get a nexus 4 now that it is 200 dollars but I could afford a note 2 so what would you recommend guys the nexus or the note 2?!?!
Its still worth the price undoubtedly
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Never been more happy with a phone than with the Note 2 I've had a lot of phones...
I think that the note 3 will be like the s4. Not big enough upgrade to justify the price.
1080p is nothing you need on a 5-6" screen. 3GB ram is not needed now. And i think that note 3 will just add more gimmick (i've turned everything from samsung off on my note 2).
The nexus is sweet but once you go for a Note, there is no way back
Totally worth for each penny you spend..it's too cheap now compared to launch price..note3 will be undoubtedly good than note2 but note2 is still a beast and has nice specs..
Believe me ,my 8 friends bought note2 after using my note2 for a day!!
But if u have money plant growing in ur backyard than wait for note3
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Hmm, I would say now. Not because note 2 is not that good but because there is another option.
Buy the extra battery from Samsung, the 3100 mah and you will enjoy s3 more. Note 2 is just big screen and awesome battery. With my suggestion you will have a normal screen with awesome battery.
This is note even a question in my books.
Had (still have in my drawer) Note 1 and Are now a proud Note 2 owner!
And as many has said before, It just a great phone.
Specially with the great battery and lovely screen. And that it(some models) can easily be modded for induction charging or wireless charging as someone wrongly calls it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1986016
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I currently use a Galaxy s3 and I have been pretty happy with it but the thing is that i want to change my smartphone but right now things got a little tight.
I originally planned to get a galaxy note 3 but it will be too expensive and it will be for sure just released in telcel (Mexican carrier) but I hate them.
So I thought to get a nexus 4 now that it is 200 dollars but I could afford a note 2 so what would you recommend guys the nexus or the note 2?!?!
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I don't get this changing for changing-sake thing so many do, and if things are "a little tight" to boot, as you say they are, well, I better bite my tongue...
Anyway, my opinion: the Nexus 4 is a fragile, small non-expandable internal storage, non-removable battery useless P.O.S.
(If things weren't a little tight) I would definitely get a Note II, I don't know in Mexico but here in Italy there are now amazing deals on it.
Since we don't know Note III's specs yet and the Note III is, to me, the ONLY better alternative to the Note II among both the smartphones on the market today and those announced for the near future, the Note II is still the best smartphone in the world right now. Hands down. Far and away.
I have used all galaxy s series. I can honestly tell you that NOTe 2 is the best thing Samsung has ever made. In terms of performance, it beets everything. Just buy it over anything and you won't ever regret it. I believe it will still remain strong for another couple of years.
Yes it is still worth it. I think its't the best on the market at the moment with battery life. But not only the battery life is great, everything on this super phone is great.
this is the best time to get the note 2
prices are much lower, great exchange deals in some places
sds problem dealt with, saner chips coming now, efs hurdle under the belt
forum has all solutions worked out, 4.3 is getting better by the day,
learning my android on me note 2....
i think i might keep this device and not use it for trading for my next
s4 screen is really enticing though, i just couldnt take my eyes off
ill wait for the prices to come down or a second hand piece some time later
Depends on what you want, both the note 2 and the nexus 4 have respectable hardware specs, however there are other issues present.
Note 2 pros: excellent battery, great screen for pretty much anything (watching movies, reading ebooks, etc), pressure sensitive stylus (must have for digital artists), expandable storage, multi-window (gimmick for some, must have for others).
Nexus 4 pros: fast updates on the os.
So if your gonna get a note 2 and whine about samsung never updating the software, go grab yourself a nexus 4 and enjoy the slick goodness of google updates (as well as the buggy versions), if you can live with outdated os, then grab a note 2 and see how awesome a phablet is!
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I love my Note 2. It's the first Android device I ever used that was so good out of the box I did not feel like wasting my time with custom ROMS. If you can get a good price, by all means buy it.
I Switched to Nokia Lumia 925 and havnt looked back since !!
Lemme begin with telling you that I have been an Android veteran since last many yrs !!!
Galaxy S > Galaxy SII > HTC One X > Samsung Note 2 > Nokia Luma 925
I was a complete Flashoholic with all my Android devices. And i thought that was fun ! But the constant struggle to have a smoother rom, better battery, better memory management, Sammy vs CM vs MIUI etc etc etc was unsettling !
I am sure most of you can relate well.
But eventually i got fed up of searching for the iOS smoothness in Android.
I switched to Windows phone, specifically Nokia Lumia 925 and havnt been happier !
# U dont have to do any **** on this device to make it run like butter !!!
# Now the time i spend with my phone is quality, usefull time. That i enjoy ! Rather than looking for glitches here n there. Checking out the smoothness etc etc ----> TRUST ME U THINK U LOVE DOING THAT ??? TRY THIS. ITS A LOT MORE FULFILLING.
# Apps ---> no apps ?? are u kidding me ? 6Tag for instagram is better than the orignial on iOS and Android !! YouTube app "myTube" is lightyears ahead of original google app !! IN EVERY DEPARTMENT !! Let me put this clearly, most of the Improtant apps that we use. Its there !! dont go on numbers, go on quality !!!
Talking about Quality... Just go and check out "NDTV"(indian news app) app on both android and WP. SEE THE DIFFERENCE. Android is like a honda. WP is a freaking BENTLEY !!! The finish, the quality, the lay out !!! Pure eyecandy ! This is seen in several/most of the apps on these platforms. And yes no issues with GMAIL n Contacts with google. They all sync well with inbuilt apps.
I am not trying to sell WP here. All i am saying if your spending so much on such high end devices, u might as well want peace of mind and quality with it !
I am finally SATISFIED with my device. I was thinking ill miss flashing roms and all. But i was wrong.
PS: When i used a friends WP for a few mins several weeks back, i dint like it. But now a thought of Android scares me !
At the end, its your choice ! Best of luck !
fishrule said:
I love my Note 2. It's the first Android device I ever used that was so good out of the box I did not feel like wasting my time with custom ROMS. If you can get a good price, by all means buy it.
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The S3 isn't bad, is it? Save your money and get the Note3 when you can afford it. I think you'll enjoy the upgrade more and it will last longer
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Still awesome.Every penny worth in my opinion
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charles.chip said:
Lemme begin with telling you that I have been an Android veteran since last many yrs !!!
Galaxy S > Galaxy SII > HTC One X > Samsung Note 2 > Nokia Luma 925
I was a complete Flashoholic with all my Android devices. And i thought that was fun ! But the constant struggle to have a smoother rom, better battery, better memory management, Sammy vs CM vs MIUI etc etc etc was unsettling !
I am sure most of you can relate well.
But eventually i got fed up of searching for the iOS smoothness in Android.
I switched to Windows phone, specifically Nokia Lumia 925 and havnt been happier !
# U dont have to do any **** on this device to make it run like butter !!!
# Now the time i spend with my phone is quality, usefull time. That i enjoy ! Rather than looking for glitches here n there. Checking out the smoothness etc etc ----> TRUST ME U THINK U LOVE DOING THAT ??? TRY THIS. ITS A LOT MORE FULFILLING.
# Apps ---> no apps ?? are u kidding me ? 6Tag for instagram is better than the orignial on iOS and Android !! YouTube app "myTube" is lightyears ahead of original google app !! IN EVERY DEPARTMENT !! Let me put this clearly, most of the Improtant apps that we use. Its there !! dont go on numbers, go on quality !!!
Talking about Quality... Just go and check out "NDTV"(indian news app) app on both android and WP. SEE THE DIFFERENCE. Android is like a honda. WP is a freaking BENTLEY !!! The finish, the quality, the lay out !!! Pure eyecandy ! This is seen in several/most of the apps on these platforms. And yes no issues with GMAIL n Contacts with google. They all sync well with inbuilt apps.
I am not trying to sell WP here. All i am saying if your spending so much on such high end devices, u might as well want peace of mind and quality with it !
I am finally SATISFIED with my device. I was thinking ill miss flashing roms and all. But i was wrong.
PS: When i used a friends WP for a few mins several weeks back, i dint like it. But now a thought of Android scares me !
At the end, its your choice ! Best of luck !
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Lol.....dude ...do you have shares in nokia???
If android scares u that much ....get lost from this forum.....each n every person here likes android.....go and book tickets and find restraunts with ur lumia (the only thing ive seen in ads)....im and each n every person here on xda is happy with his so called laggy ....plasticy....buggy....inferior to wp and ios ...ANDROID
Please dont start another os vs os thread here.....OP...get a note 2 with ur eyes closed...or any android....even if its a single core....ull love it....ull be amazed with what people here on xda can do
BIG THANKS TO EACHN EVERY POSTER HERE FOR HELPING EACH OTHER OUT
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You lost all credibility after that.
I don't understand why you felt the need to post your "Goodbye" in this thread. But cya!
My advice is to wait until you can afford a Note 3, or wait for the next nexus.
What's wrong with the S3 you have anyways?
I don't see the point of of getting a Note 2 when you have an S3. The experience is largely the same on these two devices, other than the s pen and bigger screen and battery on the Note.
hemanbond said:
Lol.....dude ...do you have shares in nokia???
If android scares u that much ....get lost from this forum.....each n every person here likes android.....go and book tickets and find restraunts with ur lumia (the only thing ive seen in ads)....im and each n every person here on xda is happy with his so called laggy ....plasticy....buggy....inferior to wp and ios ...ANDROID
Please dont start another os vs os thread here.....OP...get a note 2 with ur eyes closed...or any android....even if its a single core....ull love it....ull be amazed with what people here on xda can do
BIG THANKS TO EACHN EVERY POSTER HERE FOR HELPING EACH OTHER OUT
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apallohadas said:
You lost all credibility after that.
I don't understand why you felt the need to post your "Goodbye" in this thread. But cya!
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Haha, ofcourse, enjoy your Beer, i switched to Whiskey. And why i posted my "GoodBye" msg here ? Because few weeks back i felt the same way as you guys are right now. Have had a million debates with friends and online where i bashed both iOS and WP for Android. But now that all this has changed, so dramatically. I thought I should tell.
Its not binding, dont like it??? move on to the next post.... Relax ! Want a Beer ??